Gainesville

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proper noun

A town in Sumter County, Alabama.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A town in Sumter County, Alabama.
    2. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Arkansas, the county seat until 1884.
    3. A city, the county seat of Alachua County, Florida, home to the University of Florida. Named after Edmund P. Gaines.
    4. A city, the county seat of Hall County, Georgia, named after Edmund P. Gaines.
    5. A minor city, the county seat of Ozark County, Missouri, named after Gainesville, Georgia.
    6. A town and village therein, in Wyoming County, New York, named after Edmund P. Gaines.
    7. A city, the county seat of Cooke County, Texas, named after Edmund P. Gaines.
    8. A census-designated place in Prince William County, Virginia, probably named after Thomas Brawner Gaines.

Origin

From Gaines + -ville.

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Cite this entry
APA

Gainesville. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gainesville

MLA

“Gainesville.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gainesville. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gainesville,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gainesville.

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